高一下学期词汇解析Unit17 Great women

　　Words and expressions

　　inspire vt. put ideas into someones mind鼓舞；激起

　　Such a development inspired us to work still harder. 这一发展鼓舞我们更努力地工作。

　　vt. make someone want to write or paint, etc. 激发；启发

　　We should inspire the children to think. 我们应启发儿童思考。

　　admire vt. think well of someone钦佩；羡慕

　　I admired him for his courage. 我佩服他的勇气。

　　vt. look at something or someone with pleasure, etc.赞美；欣赏

　　The tourists admired the view from the tower. 游客赞美登塔远眺的景色。

　　generous adj. liking to give things to people慷慨的；大方的

　　He is a man with generous nature. 他是一个宽大为怀的人。

　　cheerful adj. happy快乐的；愉快的

　　She is always cheerful and smiling. 她总是高高兴兴，笑嘻嘻的。

　　mean adj. of low character, aims, etc.卑鄙的

　　It is a mean motive. 这是卑鄙的动机。

　　adj. wanting to keep everything for yourself吝啬的，自私的

　　She is mean and never invites people to meals. 她很小气，从不请人吃饭。

　　tense adj. excited because you are waiting for something to happen紧张的；激动的

　　The audience was tense as they waited for the acrobat to jump.

　　观众们在等待杂技演员跳时，心情很紧张。

　　adj. tightly pulled 拉紧的；绷紧的

　　tense muscles 拉紧的肌肉 a very tense rope 拉得很紧的绳子

　　dull adj. stupid; not clever迟钝的；呆笨的

　　I am dull of hearing. 我听觉不灵敏。

　　adj. not interesting单调的；乏味的

　　The book was so dull that I didnt finish it. 这本书太枯燥了，我没有读完。

　　dishonest adj. not honest; ready to lie, cheat, steal, etc.不诚实的

　　A man who lies or steals is dishonest. 说谎或偷盗的人是不正直的。

　　champion n.[c] (竞赛的) 冠军；优胜者

　　He is a world swimming champion 他是世界游泳冠军。

　　the South Pole 南极

　　the North Pole 北极

　　polar adj. 两极的；极地的

　　a polar expedition 极地探险

　　mile n.[c] measure of length英里（＝1.6 公里）

　　One mile is 1760 yards, or 1625 metres. 一英里等于1760码，或1625米。

　　sled n.[c] 雪橇

　　(a)round the corner (常与just连用)即将来临；在拐角处

　　Bad weather is just around the corner. 坏天气快到了。

　　There is a drugstore around the corner. 拐角上有一家药店。

　　stormy adj. with strong wind, rain有暴风雨的

　　The sky looks stormy. 天色看上去会有暴风雨。

　　adj. angry激烈的

　　The meeting was rather stormy. 会上争论得很激烈。

　　threaten vt. say what will be done to hurt or punish威胁；恐吓

　　The boss threatened to fire him. 老板威胁要开除他。

　　vt. indicate that something unpleasant is likely to happen 恶兆

　　The clouds threaten a rain. 云预示有雨。

　　die down to lose strength渐弱；消退；平静

　　The winds died down. 风渐渐平息了。

　　thaw vi. 解冻

　　Leave this frozen food to thaw before you cook it. 把这冷冻食品解冻后再烹煮。

　　slope n. land that slants up or down斜坡

　　The children like to roll down the small slope in the park.

　　孩子们喜欢从公园里的小斜坡上滚下来。

　　bottom n. lowest part of something底部

　　He fell to the bottom of the stairs. 他摔到楼梯底下。

　　n. last part; end 最后部分；尽头；顶端

　　The cinema is at the bottom of the street. 电影院在街的顶头。

　　optimistic adj. having feeling of optimism乐观的

　　As I get older I get more optimistic. 我越活越乐观。

　　pessimistic adj. 悲观的

　　Dont be so pessimistic. 别那样悲观。

　　expedition n. journey to do something special or find out about something远征；探险

　　They made an expedition to the North Pole. 他们去北极探险。

　　workday n. weekday工作日；平日

　　woozy adj. 眩晕的；虚弱的

　　somehow ad. 以某种方式；不知怎么地

　　But somehow the message was passed. 可是不知怎么地，消息却不胫而走。

　　shelter n. being safe from bad weather, danger, etc.遮蔽；庇护

　　When it started to rain we took shelter under a tree. 天下起雨来，我们在树下躲雨。

　　n.[c] place where one can be safe from bad weather, danger, etc. 躲避处；避难所

　　The old barn was a shelter from the storm. 那个旧谷仓是个躲避暴雨的地方。

　　regret n. the feeling of being sorry; sorrow at the loss or absence of something; sorrow for what has or has not been done.悔恨；懊悔；惋惜

　　Much to my regret, I didnt go with them. 非常遗憾，我没有同他们一起去。

　　vt. to be sorry about感到遗憾；悔恨

　　She regretted having missed the film. 她懊悔没能看上那场电影。

　　solo adj. done by one person单独的

　　The pilot made his first solo flight in the airplane. 那个飞行员第一次在飞机中作了单飞。

　　extreme adj. very great最大的；极

　　Thank you for your extreme kindness. 感谢你的深情厚意。

　　extremely adv. very非常地；极其地

　　It was an extremely fine day in May. 那是五月里一个非常晴朗的日子。

　　climate n.[c] the weather in a place气候

　　No country in Asia possesses a better climate than China.

　　亚洲没有一个国家的气候比中国的好。

　　value v. think highly of; regard highly 重视

　　I shall always value your friendship. 我会始终重视你的友谊。

　　v. rate at a certain value or price; estimate the value of 估价；评价

　　He was valued as a good worker. 他被评价为好工人。

　　n. worth; usefulness; importance价值；重要性

　　He doesnt know the value of fresh air and sunlight. 他不了解新鲜空气和阳光的重要性。

　　pianist n. someone who plays a piano钢琴家；钢琴演奏者

　　She was a pupil of Franz Liszt, the great Hungarian pianist.

　　她是伟大的匈牙利钢琴家弗朗兹李斯特的学生。

　　personality n. character; what sort of person you are个性；品格

　　Ray has a happy personality. 雷伊为人性格快活。

　　n. well known person名人

　　The man on the television show interviews outstanding personalities.

　　电视节目中出现的那个人常常会见著名人物。

　　come to terms with accept 甘心忍受

　　He managed to come to terms with his illness. 他设法忍住了疾病的痛苦。

　　bother vt. trouble someone; make someone cross or worried烦扰；打扰

　　He comes bothering me day after day. 他天天来打扰我。

　　vi. give yourself extra work, etc.费心；麻烦

　　I dont bother about it. 我不为此费心。

　　n. [u]something that gives you worry or trouble烦扰；麻烦

　　Its too much bother going there by a roundabout way. 绕道去那儿太麻烦了。

　　fame the condition of being well known and talked about名声；声誉

　　His fame spread all over the country. 他誉满全国。

　　promise n. an agreement to do or not to do something or to give something诺言

　　If you make a promise, you must keep it. 假如你答应了，就必须做到。

　　n. a cause of hope; a sign of future success.有希望；有前途

　　Our country is full of promise. 我们的国家大有希望。

　　v. to tell somebody that you will certainly do something允诺；答应

　　He promised the boy a book if he passed the examination.

　　要是这孩子考试及格，他答应送他一本书。

　　v. give reason to expect ,give hope of预示；给予的希望

　　It promised to be an exciting one. 这看来将是一场激动人心的比赛。

　　kindergarten n.幼儿园

　　hardship n. 艰难；困苦,

　　bear [suffer] hardship 忍受苦难

　　bear vt. to suffer容忍；忍受

　　He bore all hardships bravely. 他勇敢地经受了一切磨难。

　　vt. hold up; support承担；承受

　　We will bear all the expenses. 我们将承担所有的费用。

　　discipline n.[u] training in self control and obedience 纪律

　　Our soldiers are strict in discipline. 我们的战士纪律严明。

　　self-improvement Xself n. 自我完善；自我修养

　　scholarship n. special sum of money to help a clever student go on studying奖学金

　　Fergus won a scholarship to Cambridge. 弗格斯获得了上剑桥大学的奖学金。

　　graduation n. an act of graduating毕业

　　What are you going to do after graduation? 毕业后你打算做什么？

　　autograph n.[c] 亲笔签名

　　write ones autograph 签名 ask for a persons autograph 请某人签名

　　Madame Curie [XmBdRm XkjuRri] 居里夫人

　　Antarctica n. 南极洲

　　Chicago n. 芝加哥(美国城市名)